Pipelining Flashcards

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What is Pipelining

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Process of accumalting instructions from the processor through a pipeline. It allows strong and executing instructions in an orderly process. Pipelining is a technique where multiple instryctiins are carried out at the same time.

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Advantages of pipelining

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just reduces the impact of memory latency on the ability to issue instructions.

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Disadvantages of pipelining

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Not always possible to predict next instruction if branching occurs

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Parallel Processing

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Allows for several tasks to be completed at a time can speed up processing times.

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